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- (1) roBOT A program used on the Internet that performs a repetitive function such as posting a message to multiple newsgroups or searching for information or news. Bots...
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- Norton AntiBot 1.0.1310 (Windows)
- Norton AntiBot provides advanced, real-time protection against emerging threats, including bots that are used to perpetrate identity theft and other online crimes. This powerful new security solution from Symantec detects unusual behavior on your PC and removes the malicious bots causing it. This protects your PC from unauthorized access and...
- Software downloads 2007-08-08
- Securing the PC
- An interesting report by Robert Lemos on Security Focus last week got me thinking about the money and effort going into what the PC people think of as "security."What the report was nominally about was the difficulty PC defenders have in shutting down bot-net attacks where control moves across...
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- Google blasts Web bots: PC big culprit in drive by downloads
- Google blasts Web bots: PC big culprit in drive by downloadsofftopicHi Donna, how can I send you my business plan ? The link on this site is broken.ThxThe law of unintended consequencesAs the security mavens know, the best security you can have is a PC that doesn't have to be...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-06
- Google blasts Web bots: PC big culprit in drive by downloads
- As more users are connected to the Internet and conduct their daily activities electronically, computer users have become the target of an underground economy that infects hosts with malware or adware for financial gain, so laments Niels Provos, Google Software Engineer.Provos chaired a Google sponsored research forum on Botnets last...
- Blog posts 2007-05-06
- You've heard of Trojan horses? How about Trojan grids?
- Over the weekend, fellow ZDNet blogger George Ou wrote to me to say I might be interested some math he did in a recent blog -- math that for fun, I'm now calling George's Law. George's Law appears in his blog about certain types of WiFi access...
- Blog posts 2005-11-14
- 'Bot herders' may have controlled 1.5 million PCs
- 'Bot herders' may have controlled 1.5 million PCsBut nobody expects the Dutch Inquisitionaren't they too busy making wooden shoes?All posible because of Microsoft. For criminals, it is much easierto hijack computers. We are just lucky these guys were caught.how long would it take 1.5 million computers to...break 128 bit encryption?...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-21
- 'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai says
- 'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai saysdns proxy would helpbut then it is hard to track web surfing habits from dns hitsZombie huntersA quote:The deluge of data that hit the infrastructure provider was "so large that it (couldn't have) come from a couple of servers," said Tom Leighton, chief scientist...
- Discussion threads 2004-06-16
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- Windows 7 puts Vista into perspective: Only a 'failure' in retrospect
- The fault lies with MS and Driver manufacturersWe don't criticize macs because they are a package deal, with a price premium to match so they generally work just fine. We don't call for witch hunts of Linux distro's because we expect to have problems and tweaks with Linux, plus it's...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Netgear slammed for doing the right thing
- So Welte is a 30-something who thinks his $hit doesn't stink...big deal.Wow..."Harald Welte has more power than I do, power he has earned over many years with good works."Power? Is that something that makes him special? I doubt it. Is power something that impresses you Dana? I feel sorry for...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- Optical storage: RIP
- Vintage Zip DriveI've actually got a Zip 100 SCSI drive sitting around with a ton of disks. Cost a ton when it was new, but now it's just an antique paperweight...Optical storage is not a dead endSSD drives are never going to catch on for some big things, like PC...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-11
- The case of the fake money-mules: Inside the URLZone Trojan network
- Security EvangelistHi, boy I sure wish people would stop using the word Evangelist in the wrong way. An Evangelist is someone you preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ, not a secular title at all. Wikipedia recently removed the secular definition and Webster is researching it. Evangelist is from the Greek...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- New botnet hides commands as JPEG images
- What, that's it?That's it for this article? No mention of how prolific it is; what defenses might exist; how to check for it's presence; anything?Without more information, you're fear-mongering. Next time, just type "Boo!".What, that's it? "Without more information, you're fear-mongering. Next time, just type "Boo!"."I think its called, getting...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- Doctor Antivirus 2008 (The ultimate guide to scareware protection)
- ScamsI have seen many of these screens before, on my own PC. I usually retreat to AVG, Norton, or Symantec sites to check their claims, do online scans, and Google search to find unhappy "users"RE: Doctor Antivirus 2008 The ultimate guide to scareware protectionthere ought to be laws... even so...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Research: 80% of Web users running unpatched versions of Flash/Acrobat
- Thank goodness for regular updates from Adobe's RPM repository!The repository ensures that all my 32 bit Flash and Reader installations are up-to-date. The native 64 bit Flash plugin is still "alpha", and I look forward to the day that is added to the repository too. But at least the appearance...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Brazilian ID thieves using Twitter as botnet command channel
- You have got to be kidding me?Now we have Twitter being used to command botnets? When is this going to end? Actually, I've already answered my own question: never!Not until PC's are built from the ground up to NEVER EVER automatically run something until they are given permission by the...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-14
- Reseachers run one million virtual machines to help flight botnet problem
- LateYou are like 2 weeks late to the story.http://www.hpcwire.com/offthewire/Sandia-Computer-Scientists-Boot-One-Million-Linux-Kernels-as-Virtual-Machines-51891292.htmlAt the risk of starting a flame...war, shouldn't they be running Windows kernels? If they are wanting to mimic a real world botnet scenario then they would need to run Windows. Since 90% or so PC's run Windows and Windows is definitely...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-09
- Fake Microsoft patch malware campaign makes a comeback
- Fake Microsoft patch malware campaign makes a comebackHacked Linux servers often are botnet mastersand many linux machines are, oblivious to the user, participants in botnets. http://lwn.net/Articles/222153/http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=10251Oh, sure. If you say so.ntirresponsible users (or admins, in this case) regardless of OSA desktop user to clicks on a web link to...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-05
- The history and future of Chrome OS
- The history and future of Chrome OSGoogle - MicrosoftMicrosoft MS like all monopolies has grown fat and sloppy - just look at Vista. What a piece of crap that was and is and MS made millions off this nightmare. They more than control all desk top software, they...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-11
- CA antivirus trashing Windows system files
- CA antivirus trashing Windows system filesCA malware problemI do not have this problem on my XP machine because I have Ubuntu dual booted and run Linux while online. I use my XP for my local computing needs.Therefore I do not need anti virus software.Had CA, had a similar problemI...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- PaltalkScene 9.8 (Windows)
- Paltalk allows you to video chat, send IMs and join chat rooms with anyone in the world for free. Browse or search thousands of free chat rooms, or create your own. Paltalk works with AIM, Yahoo!, ICQ and MSN so you can chat with all your buddies using a single...
- Software downloads 2009-06-30
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